Rumour has it that Arnie’s The Expendables co-star would be launching the music of director Shankar’s I in Telugu

When the Terminator star flew down to Chennai for Vikram‘s I audio launch, the entire Tamil film fraternity extended their hospitality to the Hollywood superstar. While it is beyond doubt that the audio launch event was nothing short of a spectacle, it was the presence of Arnie which made the evening extra special.

After the grand audio launch in Tamil, the makers have planned a spectacular music launch in Telugu too by inviting a celeb as popular as Mr Schwarzenegger, for the event. A little birdie tells us that producer Aascar Ravichandran and director Shankar have roped in The Expendables star Sylvester Stallone to do the honours at the Telugu music launch event.

Earlier it was rumoured that Rush Hour actor Jackie Chan would be gracing the Telugu audio launch event of I. But going by the fan frenzy surrounding Arnold, the makers have now planned to invite yet another Hollywood muscle man, Stallone, to the grand event. While there has been no official confirmation, the fans are keeping their fingers crossed to see the Rocky actor close and upfront at the I Telugu audio launch event at Hyderabad.

Rumour has it that the ace director has roped in the Hollywood legends to grace the music launch event of his magnum opus Ai

Director Shankar Shanmugam’s latest flick Ai has captured the imagination of fans and critics alike as it is said to be made on a gargantuan budget of Rs 180 crores. While the film is expected to hit the screens this Diwali taking on Vijay’s Kaththi,Ai‘s music by double Oscar winner AR Rahman is slated to be released on September 15. But a little birdie tells us that there is more than it meets the eye about Shankar’s magnum opus.

Grapevine has it that two Hollywood action stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan are associated with Vikram-Amy Jackson starrer. According to a source, the ace filmmaker has roped in Terminator star and Rush Hour actor to grace the audio launch event. It is said that Jackie Chan would be present at the music launch event of Ai‘s Telugu version Manoharudu in Hyderabad, whereas Arnold will do the honours at the music launch ofAiin Chennai.

Director Shankar is known for his association with international film technicians, but the filmmaker seems to have gone the distance this time by pulling big Hollywood names to unveil the music.

Last May, the Krrish 3 actor suffered a head injury on the sets of Bang Bang. But that ain’t stopping him anymore from doing action yet again. Read on

Remember when Hrithik Roshan suffered a head injury while shooting for Bang Bang last May? Reportedly, the stunt was performed without supervision as the action director Conrad E Palmisano of Lethal Weapon and Rush Hour fame had walked out of the film. And when Hrithik dived under no supervision, something went wrong due to which he had developed a clot. Hrithik then underwent a brain surgery post which Bang Bang got delayed by a good seven months. Well, after already suffering such a long delay, the filmmakers are certainly being double cautious this time. We hear that Andy Armstrong, the action director of The Amazing Spider-Man and Mission:Impossible has been roped in to assist the Krrish:3 actor’s action sequences in Bang Bang.

The shooting of the next schedule of Bang Bangwill begin on January 25 in Manali. We wish Hrithik good luck and hope that he’s really careful this time. ‘Coz luck is certainly not working in his favour these days, isn’t it?

A whole lot of known peeps from Hollywood are all praise for SRK. Hollywood’s ace director Brett Ratner is the recent addition to the list

Shahrukh Khan is surely an inspiration to many actors in Bollywood. But Hollywood too can’t stop praising the actor. Recently X-Men star Hugh Jackman praised King Khan and now Hollywood filmmaker and producer Brett Ratner, who is known Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand and the popular Rush Hour series has expressed his desire to work with Shahrukh.

The Hollywood director took on to Twitter and confessed what a big admirer he is of SRK’s work. “@iamsrk I would love to work with you one day!! Big fan!!!,” tweeted Brett.

To this Shahrukh replied, “@BrettRatner would be my honour. I am an avid follower of ur work & a huge fan of ur films. Would love to come & see u work on sets one day.”

That’s not all. Brett also invited Shahrukh to one of his sets. “@iamsrk it would be an honor to have you on one of my sets. I am shooting Hercules now in Budapest for another month. Please be my guest,” he posted.

The much-loved action star was speaking at the opening of the China Film Festival in New Delhi, where his latest film Chinese Zodiac was screened

Indian movie buffs have loved his action avatar for years, but Hollywood actor Jackie Chan, in New Delhi for the inauguration of the China Film Festival on Tuesday, showed his jolly side much to the delight of the starstruck audience. He said he is growing old, but it’s the audience’s love that keeps him going.

“Namaste! Please sit down, sit down,” Chan told the over-enthusiastic audience, which stood up and went clickety-click at the packed Siri Fort Auditorium as he took to the stage. He said it was “so exciting” to be here, and he felt “so honoured”.

“I’m not young anymore, but you all love me. And that is why I do stunts, and risk my life for all you fans,” he said as the star of movies like Police Story, Rush Hour and The Myth addressed the audience full of young and old fans.

The Hong Kong-born actor sang in Chinese, but he proved that music knows no language – his song, which he explained was all about “loving your country”, regaled his fans. “You may not understand the lyrics, but the music is beautiful,” he said. And it was.

“Jackie, Jackie! Jackie, Jackie” – the audience cheered on.

The six-day China Film Festival is a joint initiative of the India China Economic and Cultural Council (ICEC), India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, and the Chinese Embassy in India. It kickstarted with the screening of Chan’s latest film Chinese Zodiac. The 59-year-old Asian star said initiatives like the fest will help both the countries understand each others’ cinema.

He even said that next year, China will be happy to host an Indian film festival, and he will make sure he attends it.

Talking about India as a film market, he said, “I think India is a wonderful market. It has 1.2 billion population and some 12,000 screens. It is a big market, so everybody will concentrate on your country (gradually).”

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari was also present at the event for the inauguration.